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PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 7
1 Overview
1.1 Product Description
The PowerEdge™ R510 is a 2-socket, 2U high-capacity, multi-purpose rack server offering an excellent
balance of internal storage, redundancy, and value in a compact chassis.
The PowerEdge R510 was developed with a purposeful design, energy-optimized options, the performance of
the Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5500 and 5600 series, DDR3 memory, and enterprise-class manageability. The
PowerEdge R510 is ideal for customers needing large amounts of internal storage capacity and/or seeking a
multi-purpose core application server such as remote sites, larger corporation departments, and small and
medium businesses.
The PowerEdge R510 was designed to meet the needs of many IT environments. Available with advanced
systems management capabilities, a short and dense chassis, high availability and redundancy features,
cost-effective RAID options, and large amounts of internal storage capacity, the R510 can serve the needs of
small and medium businesses or corporate environments by providing an excellent platform for core business
applications such as Microsoft
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SQL Server
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and Microsoft
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Exchange. For example, the PowerEdge R510
solution (8HDD option) supports up to 10 times the mailbox size while delivering equivalent performance and
significantly lower power usage than the legacy HP ProLiant DL385 solution.
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Dell delivers value by including the features you need for your specific IT environment and providing
tailored solutions based on industry standards, as well as innovative design.
Purposeful Design: The PowerEdge R510 follows the 11th generation PowerEdge portfolio specifications and
features the same system design commonality and reliability true to the entire portfolio. All 11th generation
servers are designed to make the user experience easier. We put all external ports, power supplies, LCD
displays, and LED lights in the same location for familiar experience as well as easy installation and
deployment.
Robust, metal hard drive carriers and organized cabling are designed to help improve component access and
airflow across the server. The PowerEdge R510 provides an interactive LCD screen display or LED light
display positioned on the front of the server for ease of monitoring and troubleshooting condition of the
server.
In addition, the R510 is also available with different chassis options. Customers can choose from a 4, 8, or
12 hard drive chassis. These different configurations allow customers to choose the design and feature set
that is most appropriate for their IT environment.
Energy Efficiency: The PowerEdge R510 incorporates Energy Smart design using low-flow fans and logical
component layout of the internal components which aids with airflow direction, helping to keep the server
cool and reduce noise as much as possible. The result is PowerEdge R510 solution uses up to 50 percent less
power than the legacy HP ProLiant DL385 solution.
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Simplified System Management: With the optional advanced embedded systems management capabilities of
Lifecycle Controller, Dell provides comprehensive enterprise class manageability already on the
motherboard. Lifecycle Controller is delivered as part of the optional iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise in
the PowerEdge R510. The Lifecycle Controller helps to simplify administrator tasks by performing a
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Source: Based on the performance whitepaper commissioned by Dell, ―Exchange 2010 migration: Dell PowerEdge R510
vs. legacy HP ProLiant DL385‖, November 2009, Principled Technologies, Inc. Actual performance will vary based on
configuration, usage and manufacturing variability.
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Source: Based on the performance whitepaper commissioned by Dell, ―Exchange 2010 migration: Dell PowerEdge R510
vs. legacy HP ProLiant DL385‖, November 2009, Principled Technologies, Inc. Actual performance will vary based on
configuration, usage and manufacturing variability.